Auctions
Hammer drops on $2.9 million 1930s Coorparoo house amid street party
In front of a huge crowd, a young professional couple upgrading from Camp Hill ended their year-long house hunt at one of 159 auctions scheduled in Brisbane over the past week.
- Sarah Webb
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Dad bids on $7 million Maroubra house for son and daughter-in-law
A local man bid to secure the home and eventually offered $125,000 more than the vendor’s reserve price to secure the six-bedroom property.
- Carmen Forward
Young couple spend $4.98m on Roseville house at their first auction
The pair were upgrading from a Macquarie Park apartment and had help from a family member while bidding for the four-bedroom home, which came with a pool.
- Kristy Johnson
Three-bedroom Queenslander on corner block tops city’s auction results
Investors and developers fought for the keys of a deceased estate on a sprawling block in Morningside, in the first weekend of auctions after last week’s interest-rate drop.
- Sarah Webb
Interstate buyer splashes $5.3m on rare Manly home steps from the sand
Buyers at this level are often unaffected by moves in interest rates as many are paying cash and have no need of a mortgage, the agent said.
- Carmen Forward
St Peters terrace that was once a driveway sells for $2.02m at auction
First home buyers bidding for the first time took home the keys for the stunning, industrial-style home that was only recently a patch of concrete.
- Kristy Johnson
Architect-designed Hawthorne gem sparks bidding war in packed room
Buoyed by predicted interest rate cuts and soaring buyer confidence, Brisbane’s property market has shaken off last year’s sluggish end.
- Sarah Webb
Professional buyer who searched for only two weeks buys $2.68m Lilyfield home
A single professional and dog owner outbid four others for a home with a backyard at an early morning auction, as buyers hope for a rate cut.
- Carmen Forward
Woollahra hoarder’s home smashes its reserve and sells for $2.45m at auction
It took two years and 10 trips to the tip to clear out the decrepit house in Sydney’s centre, and two bidders with deep pockets fought hard to own it.
- Sarah Webb
Couple outbids downsizers to set benchmark for north-west suburb
Armed with determination and a house full of scribbled affirmations, a young couple paid $1.301 million for the three-bedroom home in an emotional auction showdown.
- Sarah Webb
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